One of the City of Cape Town’s major successes for the year 2018 was surviving the worst drought to ever affect the region without actually running out of water.
The City in collaboration with its residents was able to keep Day Zero at bay through a range of measures that included, water restrictions, pressure management and seeking out alternative sources of water.
While the City has expressed its pride at being able to come out of the drought okay it has turned all its attention to preparing for the likelihood of increasing risk and vulnerability in the coming years in the face of climate change, the growth of alien vegetation, delays in building new surface water schemes, and over-allocation of the integrated water system.
In light of this, the City recently released its Draft Water Strategy for public comment and feedback.
Through the strategy the municipality hopes to secure the City of Cape Town’s future water supply.
In this infographic we look at six ways Cape Town plans to drought proof the City with its proposed new strategy.